Welcome

Welcome to the Sydney Business & Technology User Group (SBTUG).
We meet on the last Wednesday of every month.

When: Our next meeting is on Wednesday 28 July 2010 at 6:00pm.
Where: Microsoft, North Ryde (scroll down for map).

Agenda for our 28 July 2010 meeting (RSVP here)

SQL Server 2008 R2 – The Business Benefits

SQL Server 2008Victor Isakov will be taking us through the benefits of SQL Server 2008 R2 for business. 

Victor is a world renowned SQL Server expert, author and one of the few Microsoft Certified SQL Server Masters. As a consultant and trainer, Victor deals with hundreds of business and corporate SQL Server sites each year. In this session he will outline the main features of R2 and highlight the benefits for businesses looking at upgrading.

Know your IDE – Productivity Tips to Speed your Coding

We all use Visual Studio to code all day but do you really get the most out of the IDE?

In this session Justin King will show over 50 tips/tricks in Visual Studio 2010 to speed up your development process. Justin will also demonstrate Devexpress Code Rush, Visual Studio Power Tools and Power Command Add-ins and show you how to take your development to the next level both in speed but also productivity on repetitive tasks.

Here’s the agenda so far:

5:45pm – Doors open
6:00pm – Welcome & Intro – Craig Bailey
6:15pm – Tech NewsNick Rayner
6:30pm – SQL Server 2008 R2 – Victor Isakov
7:15pm – Pizza Break
7:45pm – Visual Studio Productivity TipsJustin King
9:00pm – Finish

It’s going to be an exciting night.

RSVP

This will be a very useful night for business owners – please click here to RSVP and confirm your place.

Cost

Optional $10 Donation to cover the cost of pizza and drinks (but if you eat before-hand you can skip this)
Plus we ask you to hand out your business cards :-)

Where

The Sydney Business & Technology User Group (a.k.a. SBTUG pronounced es-bee-tugh) meets at Microsoft headquarters:

6:00pm – 9:00pm
Microsoft Sydney Office
Theatre 2
1 Epping Road
North Ryde NSW 2113

(See the Red Circle on the map below)

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Note – if you come after 6:00pm you may need to call Craig on 0413 489 388 to let you in – the number to call will also be on a notice at the door.

Contact

Want to be reminded about upcoming meetings?

The simplest way is to enter your email at the top right of this page and Submit. We’ll email you a reminder a few days before each meeting.

For details of upcoming meetings or general questions please contact Craig Bailey (UG President).
Want to speak at SBTUG? We’re always looking for great presentations – we’d love to hear from you.

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